Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 11. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2016-0108. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 03/08/2016 as MS16-023 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-0108 since 12/04/2015. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 89746 (MS16-023: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3142015)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 100277 (Microsoft Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (MS16-023)).

Applying the patch MS16-023 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at technet.microsoft.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 23894.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (39562), Tenable (89746), SecurityFocus (BID 84016†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-57069†). The entries VDB-81241, VDB-81242, VDB-81243 and VDB-81244 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Access: Public
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Nessus ID: 89746
Nessus Name: MS16-023: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3142015)
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OpenVAS ID: 802074
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities (3142015)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS16-023
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-0108 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-0108
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-81247
SecurityFocus: 84016
SecurityTracker: 1035203
Vulnerability Center: 57069 - [MS16-023] Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 Memory Corruption Vulnerability - CVE-2016-0108, Critical

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/09/2016 10:48
Updated: 03/02/2025 21:45
Changes: 03/09/2016 10:48 (69), 04/07/2017 15:25 (17), 07/09/2022 15:22 (4), 07/09/2022 15:29 (1), 03/02/2025 21:45 (14)
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